Man smashes church altar with sledgehammer, steals 1,500-year-old relics

“The sheriff reported that the man had wanted to break into the tabernacle, but looked up at the statue of Mary and decided he couldn't do that to her."

Arkansas town elects youngest Black mayor in America

Only months after graduating high school, Jaylen Smith, 18, is the new mayor of Earle, Arkansas.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders becomes 1st woman elected Arkansas governor

Former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was elected Arkansas governor on Tuesday, becoming the first woman to lead the state and the highest profile Trump administration official in elected office.

Arkansas hospital shooting: Victim, suspected gunman identified

Arkansas State Police said officers responded to calls of shots fired at St. Vincent Hospital shortly before 10 a.m. local time

Beyond Meat exec charged after biting man's nose during road rage fight

The fight happened in a parking garage after a college football game, and the executive was said to have also punched through the car's back windshield.

Arkansas can't ban treatment of transgender kids, court rules

A federal appeals court on Thursday said Arkansas can't enforce its ban on transgender children receiving gender-affirming medical care.

3 Arkansas police officers suspended after video captures beating of suspect

The video shows one Arkansas police officer punching the suspect with a clenched fist, while another can be seen hitting the man with his knee and a third holds him against the pavement.

Man finds 2.38-carat diamond after decade-long search at park

Adam Hardin is a regular visitor to Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park. His diamond is the largest one found at the park since last September.

Arkansas car show shooting: At least 1 killed, 27 hurt

At least one person was killed and 24 others wounded -- including six children -- in a shooting outside a car show in southeast Arkansas on Saturday evening.

Josh Duggar child porn trial: Past molestation allegations allowed, judge rules

Jurors in Josh Duggar's child pornography trial can hear evidence that the former “19 Kids and Counting” star molested four girls nearly 20 years ago, a federal judge ruled.